Maricopa County officials are set to tackle jail inmate care with a new $10 million electronic medical records system.
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AZ Launches Inmate Electronic Medical Record System
Ciena Capital LLC has agreed to settle fraud claims with the United States Department of Justice for $26.3 million. It is alleged that Ciena Capital and a subsidiary submitted false claims for payment on loans which were made through the Small… Continue reading this article, and get more legal news and information, at FindLaw.com.
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NY Lender Pays $26.3 Mil Settlement on SBA Loans
Maryland has become the first state to change they way it does a head count of prisoners in an effort to improve census data used for redistricting. Under the new law, the census population data will require incarcerated persons to be…
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New Maryland Law Changes Prisoner Census Head Count
Facing budget problems, many states have been forced cut alcohol and drug treatment in prison programs.
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States Cut Drug Treatment in Prison Programs
Time has run out on Ohio death row inmate Darryl Durr, as the court has rejected his last minute legal challenge claiming the state’s single shot injection chemicals violate federal prescription drug laws. The court also rejected Darry Durr’s claim that… Continue reading this article, and get more legal news and information, at FindLaw.com
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Court Rejects Appeals by Ohio Death Row Inmate
The Center for Constitutional Rights is representing several federal prisoners who are suing over restrictions on outside contact. They are suing their jailers for violating their rights to communicate with their families. The inmates housed at several federal prisons around the country claim…
A California state board picked to review how parole supervision of convicted sex offenders like John Albert Gardner fell through the cracks is lacking resources to properly conduct oversight. The Associated Press reports that with minimal staff and no formal budget, the Sex Offender…
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Parole Oversight: California State Board Lacks Resources
If only the real CSI in Columbus, Ohio, was as slick as those guys on the show(s). A major mistake and lack of communication between the city’s CSI team and detectives investigating the murder of Dennis Lewis led them to falsely..
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Ohio Police Apologize, Pay for False Accusation
As discussed in a prior post, the Attorneys General of 13 states (at last count) have announced plans to file a court action challenging the constitutionality of the healthcare reform law. Now, in a letter addressed to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder,..
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State of War: Officials Argue over Healthcare Suit
It’s the third time in decade that New York City has agreed to pay inmates for illegal strip searches, reaching a legal settlement in a class-action lawsuit.
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NY Inmates Illegally Strip Searched Win Legal Settlement
